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Camera Techniques
Establishing Shot
Master Shot
Big Close Up
Close Up
Mid Close Up
Mid Shot
Long shot
Very long shot
Point of view shot
Wide shot
Two Shot
Over The Shoulder Shot
In action
YouTube - Moviemaking Techniques SHOT TYPES
High angle
Low Angle
Bird’s Eye View
Worm’s Eye View
Over to you...
Your mission is to construct a shot, to express your given theme, making use of visual codes.
You must be able to explain your shot type, denotation and connotation; also whether your signifier is iconic, indexical, symbolic or metasymbolic!
Simples!
Camera Movements
• Camera Movement• Pan• Track• Tilt• Dolly crane• Steadicam/handheld• Zoom/reverse zoom
In action
• YouTube - Tyler Cameron's Camera Movements
Basic Shot Transitions
• Cut• Fade• Dissolve• Wipe
Cut
A basic cut is when the scene moves from one shot to another immediately.
When I click on this slide it will cut to the next.
Fade
This transition is when the image fades
away gradually.
You can fade to black: often used to signal the end of a day. Or fade to white which is used when a softer effect is required. At the beginning of a dream sequence for example.
Dissolve
A dissolve is where one image dissolves
into another.
This is used rarely in modern film making,
but can be seen often in 50s and 60s films.
Wipes
A wipe is when one image is wiped away to
be replaced by another. Wipes can happen
in a variety of directions.
Wipes became popular in the 70s and 80s.
They were used extensively in the original
star wars movie.
The tip of the iceberg
You have been introduced to the basics.
There are a lot of other techniques and
effects that you will encounter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1japIhKU9I&feature=fvw
Watch the following and be prepared to comment on:• Shots• Movement• Edits
• What effects do they have? Why are they used? How do they enhance audience enjoyment?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXJiYV9K77Q
